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The Inn at Wild Rose Hall Wedding: Davya + Drew

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Drew met Davya near the turn of the millennium at Sleepy Hollow Elementary.  They were both young, bright, starry-eyed, and recently moved into the area. Drew, feeling that Davya and him could really connect over their mutual experiences being “new kids”, drummed up some courage and asked the girl to go steady.  That didn’t seem […]

East Austin Engagement Photography: Jason + Valerie

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Valerie and Jason first met during the first Pop Austin art event on east 5th at Fair Market in October 2014. They learned that they both grew up in the same area, and left good impressions on each other.  Valerie probably thought they would never meet again, but Jason was so smitten by Valerie that […]

Camp Lucy Wedding Photography: McCall + Dane

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Dane and McCall met in their 6th grade art class.  Dane regularly picked on McCall. Some would say it was due to his inability to cope with the fact that he had a gigantic crush on her.  After a few years of pestering, McCall finally caught on and brought Dane into her life for her […]

Brazoria County Wedding Photographer: Shannon + Christina

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Everyone felt like Christina and Shannon’s wedding was super blessed. With their wedding day scheduled in Lake Jackson, Texas just two weeks after Hurricane Harvey hit the Texas coast, there was still some uncertainty in the air.  Their church even sat right next to a creek, which at the time looked more like a river, […]

Houston, Texas Bridals at Discovery Green: McCall

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This gorgeous girl is officially a married woman as of this Friday and I just couldn’t wait one day to share her bridals with y’all! McCall is so happy and I feel like you can’t help but smile looking at her in these photos! Seeing McCall and Dane tie the knot yesterday at Camp Lucy in […]

West Texas Photographer: Sunrise Shoot with Keelyn + Connor

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When my sister and I had a free weekend that overlapped, we jumped on it! It isn’t often that we are both free, but since we were, we planned a trip to West Texas where we knew we would want to take some gorgeous photos! Keelyn, my sister(in the photos), was my first ever “model” […]

New Braunfels, Texas Wedding: Kayla and Tyler

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Tyler knew he wanted to propose to Kayla for a good while, but it was just a matter of finances and timing to make it all come together. After Tyler found out he would be leaving sooner than expected for basic training, he knew it was time.  Tyler proposed to Kayla on March 6, 2015 […]

Hondo Texas Engagement Session: Caylie + Jake

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One hot summer day on the river in New Braunfels, Texas,  a starry-eyed Caylie mustered up the courage to say hello to a cute boy named Jake.  She lead off with the most classic of classic lines: “Hey, how old are you?”.  Instant chemistry.  A few weeks later,  Caylie took a trip to visit him in […]

Blanco River Engagement Session: Tara + Clayton

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Clayton and Tara were both shy. They had met at an event with friends and even though they were both love struck, it took a few more hangouts for the two to admit it to the other. Soon they began dating and with some time, revealed that it was a true “love at first sight” […]

Freeport Heritage House Wedding: Kennedy + Jacob

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In 2013,  Kennedy and Jacob met for the first time at a church they both regularly attended.  They started as friends who saw each other frequently at church, but soon realized that they had begun to develop feelings for one another, and began dating.  On their three year anniversary,  Jacob treated Kennedy to a picnic […]

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